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N R O T C B R I E F

What’s a Surface Warfare Officer?What’s a Surface Warfare Officer?

• WARFIGHTERWARFIGHTER

•LEADER

• SHIPDRIVER

Surface Warfare Missions

Amphib OpsAmphib Ops Anti-Surface/AirAnti-Surface/Air

Strike Strike MIO/FPMIO/FP

Power Projection!

“Where is the nearest Carrier Strike Group?” “Where is the nearest Carrier Strike Group?”

We Maintain Freedom of the Seas!

Adriatic Sea

Black Sea

South Med Sea

Red Sea

Sea of Japan & Straits of Taiwan

Caribbean/Haiti Operations

Korea

South Atlantic/UNITAS

East Pacific

Arabian Gulf

Somalia

Baltops

Forward Deployed to World Hotspots Key Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy

Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

Over 100 Naval Combatants have been deployed to the Middle East

throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom

Surface Navy Contributions-Superior Readiness – Immediate Response-Strike Groups (CSG, ESG, SSG)-Theater Missile Defense-Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)-Escort Operations-Tomahawk Strike-Force Protection

Getting Started!

• Unprecedented Level of ChoiceUnprecedented Level of Choice– Your Hard Work at NROTC is Rewarded

• Officers Ranked Based on PerformanceOfficers Ranked Based on Performance– NROTC Ranking Calculated by NETCNROTC Ranking Calculated by NETC(GPA, Academic Major, Aptitude, Professor Naval Science Points)(GPA, Academic Major, Aptitude, Professor Naval Science Points)

• Web-based Ship SelectionWeb-based Ship Selection– Ships and Homeports Posted on PERS 41 WebsiteShips and Homeports Posted on PERS 41 Website– PERS 41 will Contact You to Request Your SelectionPERS 41 will Contact You to Request Your Selection– You Select Your Ship Based on Your RankingYou Select Your Ship Based on Your Ranking– Your Name is Posted on the Web Next to Your Ship!Your Name is Posted on the Web Next to Your Ship!

Homeports

Everett / Bremerton, WA DDG, FFGLittle Creek / Norfolk CG, DDG, FFG, LCC, LHA/LHD, LPD, LSDIngleside, TX MCM, MHCMayport, FL CG, DDG, FFGPascagoula, MS CG, FFGPearl Harbor, HI CG, DDG, FFGSan Diego, CA CG, DDG, FFG, LHA/LHD, LPD, LSDManama, Bahrain MHC, MCM ** Rotational CrewsJapan LHA/LHD, LPD, LSD, MCM, CG, DDG, FFG, LCC

SWOSCOLCOM

3 weeks

Report aboardFirst Ship

27 months

Return to ShipShipboard Time (SWO) 1) Full Time SWO2) Continued Leadership Development3) Work on Additional Qualifications

6-15 months

Pre-SWOS Requirements1) Complete Afloat Curric2) Leadership Experience3) OOD U/W Qualification

Billet Specialty Training-En route ship-After reporting to ship

PCS

PCS to 2nd Tour• Normal 27/18 • DOSP Options• PERS 41 Funded BST En Route

Division Officer Path

DIVO Sequencing Plan

• GoalGoal - Two Different Ships & Departments - Two Different Ships & Departments

• At Least One Tour in CRUDES/AMPHIB for All At Least One Tour in CRUDES/AMPHIB for All Officers (“SWO Mainstream”)Officers (“SWO Mainstream”)

• 2nd Divo Tour Adds: Carrier, Destroyer Squadron, 2nd Divo Tour Adds: Carrier, Destroyer Squadron, Amphib Squadron, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), Amphib Squadron, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), Patrol Craft (PC), Mobile Security Force (MSF), and Patrol Craft (PC), Mobile Security Force (MSF), and Tomahawk Afloat Planning Staff (APS) Detachments, Tomahawk Afloat Planning Staff (APS) Detachments, Navy Gun Liaison Officer (NGLO)Navy Gun Liaison Officer (NGLO)

Your First Tour

Billets• Communications Officer• 1st Lieutenant• Auxiliaries Officer• Electrical Officer• Gunnery Officer• Undersea Warfare Officer• Strike Warfare Officer• Main Propulsion Division

Officer• Combat Information Center

Officer

Your First Tour

Qualifications• Combat Info Center Watch Officer • Boat Officer• Helm Safety• After-steering • Basic Damage Control• Material Maintenance• Officer of the Deck (Inport)

OFFICER OF THE DECKSURFACE WARFARE PIN

Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS)

• NEW TRAINING PLAN!• Every Newly Commissioned

JO Will Go Directly to his/her Ship with Billet Specialty Training enroute.

• Initial Responsibility is to Qualify OOD.

• Upon Completion of Your Preliminary Qualifications and Earning Your OOD Letter, You’ll Attend Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, RI, for 3 Weeks .

• EARN YOUR SWO PIN AFTER EARN YOUR SWO PIN AFTER RETURNING TO YOUR SHIPRETURNING TO YOUR SHIP!

Your Second Tour

Billets• Navigator• Damage Control Assistant• Fire Control Officer• Main Propulsion Assistant• Training Officer• Tomahawk Planner• Staff Readiness Officer• Operations Officer (PC)• Weapons Officer (Amphib)• Force Protection Officer

Your Second Tour

Qualifications• Engineering Officer of the Watch

• Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator

• Surface Warfare Coordinator

• Command Duty Officer

• Engineering Duty Officer

• Tactical Action Officer

SWO(N) Community

• Our Size:Our Size: SWO(N)s are 11% of the SWO Community SWO(N)s are 11% of the SWO Community

• Our Goals:Our Goals:

– Successful SWO Career First and ForemostSuccessful SWO Career First and Foremost

• Commander CommandCommander Command

– Succeed in Our Sub-SpecialtySucceed in Our Sub-Specialty

• Safely Maintain and Operate an 11 Carrier ForceSafely Maintain and Operate an 11 Carrier Force

• CVN’s Remain Centerpiece of Our National CVN’s Remain Centerpiece of Our National StrategyStrategy

– Careers Which Lead to Major CommandCareers Which Lead to Major Command

– Highest Paid Department Head in the NavyHighest Paid Department Head in the Navy

Nuclear Divo Tours

• First Division Officer TourFirst Division Officer Tour– Serve on All Types of Surface ShipsServe on All Types of Surface Ships

• Majority on CRUDES Ships (CG, DDG, FFG)Majority on CRUDES Ships (CG, DDG, FFG)• Some on Amphibious Ships (LSD, LPD)Some on Amphibious Ships (LSD, LPD)

– Serve in Topside DepartmentsServe in Topside Departments– Complete Surface Warfare QualificationsComplete Surface Warfare Qualifications

• Second Division Officer TourSecond Division Officer Tour– Two Year Tour on a CVNTwo Year Tour on a CVN– Assigned to Reactor/Engineering DepartmentAssigned to Reactor/Engineering Department– Complete Your Propulsion Plant Watch Officer Complete Your Propulsion Plant Watch Officer

QualificationQualification

Example Career Timeline

•Graduate and Commission 1165/USNR•Receive Orders to the USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) in Norfolk •Meet the Ship on Deployment in the Mediterranean!

•Qualify Boat Officer, Boarding Officer, Aftersteering, Helm-Safety•Qualify Combat Information Watch Officer (CICWO)•Qualify Officer of the Deck (Inport)•Lead a Division•Visit Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Ukraine, Romania...•Qualify Officer of the Deck (Underway)!

•Attend SWOS for 3 Weeks•Return from SWOS, Qualify SWO, and Begin Contributing as a Fully Qualified SWO!

Example Career Timeline (Cont.)

• Detach USS Vella Gulf and Report to 2nd Division Officer tour aboard USS Decatur (DDG 73) in San Diego

• Participate in Counter-Drug Ops off the Coast of Central America and Bust Drug Smugglers!

- Visit Panama, Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala

• Begin Deployment Training Cycle- Launch Missiles, Fire Guns, Practice Shiphandling- Visit San Francisco, Seattle, and Juneau, Alaska- Participate in Fleet Week San Francisco

• Make Western Pacific Deployment (WESTPAC) with USS Stennis Strike Group

- Participate in Multi-National Exercise with Korean and Japanese Navies

- Launch Tomahawks in Support of Global War on Terrorism - Visit Thailand, Bali, Hong Kong, Australia & Hawaii

• Detach USS Decatur and report to NROTC as an Instructor!

Junior Officer Shore Tours!

• NROTC - One of 52 Universities to include: NROTC - One of 52 Universities to include: George Washington, Notre Dame, Cornell, Texas, Michigan, George Washington, Notre Dame, Cornell, Texas, Michigan,

UCLA, FloridaUCLA, Florida• Overseas Shore Duty: London, Italy, Spain, Korea, Australia, Overseas Shore Duty: London, Italy, Spain, Korea, Australia,

South AmericaSouth America• Personnel Exchange Program: Chile, Belgium, Italy, Personnel Exchange Program: Chile, Belgium, Italy,

Germany, ArgentinaGermany, Argentina• Washington DC Assignments: Pentagon, Office of Naval Washington DC Assignments: Pentagon, Office of Naval

Intelligence, Navy Yard, Office of Legislative Affairs, OPNAVIntelligence, Navy Yard, Office of Legislative Affairs, OPNAV• Recruiting Duty - Recruiting Anywhere in the U.S. Tampa, Recruiting Duty - Recruiting Anywhere in the U.S. Tampa,

NY, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, EverettNY, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, Everett

Graduate Education!

• Key to Shore Duty: MASTERS DEGREE• Only Question is When and Where!

– Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)– Naval War College (NWC)– USNA Company Officer Masters Program (M.S. from NPS)– SWO MBA Program (MBA from Harvard, Wharton, Duke,

or Kellogg)– Graduate Education Voucher Program (GEV) & Instructor

Program – Tuition Assistance (TA)– Distance Learning Programs Through Navy College

If You Want a Master’s, We’ll Make it Happen!

If You Want a Master’s, We’ll Make it Happen!

Why Surface Warfare?

• You Will Join the Fleet ImmediatelyYou Will Join the Fleet Immediately• You Will be ChallengedYou Will be Challenged• You Will Lead PeopleYou Will Lead People• You Will See the WorldYou Will See the World• You Will Make a DifferenceYou Will Make a Difference• You Will Become a Part of a Proud Naval Tradition!You Will Become a Part of a Proud Naval Tradition!

• Most Importantly….You Will Serve Your Country!Most Importantly….You Will Serve Your Country!

Great Time to Go SWO!!

• Web Ship Selection• Participation in all Major Operations• Graduate Education Opportunities• Future Ship Platforms & Technologies • Incentive Pays (SWO Bonus/Critical Skills Pay)

What’s a Detailer?

• Career Progression Manager/Advisor/Advocate– Gives You Professional Guidance!

• Works to Balance Professional, Personal and Navy Needs

• Keeps You Informed on Current Policy and Programs

– Keeps You On-Track! • Monitors Your Career Progression

• Tracks Your Rotation and Qualifications

• Determines if Your Record Supports Your Desires

SWO Detailer Points of Contact

• SURFACE JUNIOR OFFICER BRANCH (PERS-412)• LT Allison Christy (A-D)• LT Jay Sego (E-J)• LT Joe Torres (K-N)• LT Chuck Hood (O-S)• LT Chris Schwarz (T-Z)• LCDR Brian Finman (Nuke)• Phone: 901-874-3894 • DSN: 882-3894-- Web page: http://www.persnet.navy.mil/pers41/412

Contact Your Detailer Early and Often!Contact Your Detailer Early and Often!

QUESTIONS???QUESTIONS???